Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Episode 523 - Village of the Giants

I thought it was time for another MSTie post, so here’s Village of the Giants, starring Beau Bridges, Tommy Kirk and a very young Ron Howard. Village was directed by pioneer of really big stuff Bert I. Gordon and he really goes to town on huge effects here. We get huge ducks invading a dance, said huge ducks in roasted form, huge cats, dogs, huge plastic legs, and a 50 foot tall shimmying Beau Bridges. Oddly, no one seems to mind the huge ducks at the dance. As someone who has been bitten by a duck I’d say a big ass duck is reason for alarm.

Things to watch for: 10 minute fully clothed mud orgy, The Beau Brummels, free giant breast rides, build your own Cthulhu kit, attempted seduction of a 10-year old Opie by humongous hussy, elaborate plans to inconvenience Beau Bridges, and the buffalo shot that covered 3 states. Trust me, all of that will make sense to you soon. So, get ready to join Mike, Tom and Willow-fan Crow as they take on Village of the Giants.

The file is split over 8 parts, you’ll need all 8 parts to watch the episode. Like I’ve mentioned before, if you’re looking for more MST be sure to check the torrent sites out there. I know at least one of them has the entire series up. Of course it’s split over 35 DVDs, but it’s a good way to fill in any gaps you might have.

On a related note, the newest Cinematic Titanic episode The Doomsday Machine is available for purchase or download. I haven’t checked it out yet myself, but I really liked what they did with the first movie so I’m getting this one as soon as I can. Just hope they aren’t any Britney, Lindsay Lohan, or Youtube jokes this time, I think they snuck a few of those in there last time. I don’t care what Leno says, topical humor isn’t funny.